The large counts of people found in the Bible are often prophetic for large intervals of time. This report looks at a time when Judah grew strong under the reign of Jehoshaphat.
Huge counts, typically census counts, are prophetic for large intervals in world history. In this case Jehoshaphat's gifts and armies.
Jehoshaphat was given gifts from the Arabs... The following is the account.
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11וּמִן־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים מְבִיאִ֧ים לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט מִנְחָ֖ה וְכֶ֣סֶף מַשָּׂ֑א גַּ֣ם הָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֥ים לוֹ֙ צֹ֕אן אֵילִ֔ים שִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וּשְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ (WLC)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.(KJV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, 7700 rams, and 7700 he goats.(KJV/NC)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats. (ASV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Also some of the cities of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, silver, and poll tax; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats, yearly. (LAM)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Some of the Philistines brought Jehosh'aphat presents, and silver for tribute; and the Arabs also brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats. (RSV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.(NIV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats. (WEB)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats. (WEB/HNV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:11 11Some of the cities of the Philistines also brought Jehoshaphat presents, silver, and poll tax; and the Arabians brought him flocks, 7,700 rams, and 7,700 he-goats, yearly. (BRB)
Jehoshaphat's armies are also listed in a census.
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12וַיְהִ֧י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל עַד־ לְמָ֑עְלָה וַיִּ֧בֶן בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת וְעָרֵ֥י מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃ 13וּמְלָאכָ֥ה רַבָּ֛ה הָ֥יָה ל֖וֹ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאַנְשֵׁ֧י מִלְחָמָ֛ה גִּבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ 14וְאֵ֥לֶּה פְקֻדָּתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם לִֽיהוּדָה֙ שָׂרֵ֣י אֲלָפִ֔ים עַדְנָ֣ה הַשָּׂ֔ר וְעִמּוֹ֙ גִּבּ֣וֹרֵי חַ֔יִל שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אָֽלֶף׃
15וְעַל־ יָד֖וֹ יְהוֹחָנָ֣ן הַשָּׂ֑ר וְעִמּ֕וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃
16וְעַל־ יָדוֹ֙ עֲמַסְיָ֣ה בֶן־ זִכְרִ֔י הַמִּתְנַדֵּ֖ב לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף גִּבּ֥וֹר חָֽיִל׃
17וּמִ֨ן־ בִּנְיָמִ֔ן גִּבּ֥וֹר חַ֖יִל אֶלְיָדָ֑ע וְעִמּ֛וֹ נֹֽשְׁקֵי־ קֶ֥שֶׁת וּמָגֵ֖ן מָאתַ֥יִם אָֽלֶף׃
18וְעַל־ יָד֖וֹ יְהוֹזָבָ֑ד וְעִמּ֛וֹ מֵאָֽה־ וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃
19אֵ֖לֶּה הַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים אֶת־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ מִלְּבַ֞ד אֲשֶׁר־ נָתַ֥ן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ בְּעָרֵ֥י הַמִּבְצָ֖ר בְּכָל־ יְהוּדָֽה׃ (WLC)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. 13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 14And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 15And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. 16And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. 17And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 18And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 19These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.(KJV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. 13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 14And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour 300000. 15And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him 280000. 16And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him 200000 mighty men of valour. 17And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield 200000. 18And next him was Jehozabad, and with him 180000 ready prepared for the war. 19These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.(KJV/NC)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. 13And he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. 14And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand; 15and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand; 16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. 17And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; 18and next to him Jehozabad and with him a hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for war. 19These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.(ASV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly rich; and he built in Judah castles and store cities. 13And he had much business in the cities of Judah; and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 14And this is the number of them according to the house of their fathers. Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adino the chief, and with him mighty men of valour, three hundred thousand. 15And next to him was Johanan the commander, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand valiant men. 16And next to him was Shemai the son of Zerah, with whom the LORD was pleased, and with him two hundred thousand valiant men. 17And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him, armed with bow and shield, two hundred thousand. 18And next to him was Jehozabad, a mighty man, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready for the war. 19These were all who served King Jehoshaphat, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all the land of Judah. (LAM)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12And Jehosh'aphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store-cities, 13and he had great stores in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. 14This was the muster of them by fathers' houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with three hundred thousand mighty men of valor, 15and next to him Jehoha'nan the commander, with two hundred and eighty thousand, 16and next to him Amasi'ah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the LORD, with two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. 17Of Benjamin: Eli'ada, a mighty man of valor, with two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield, 18and next to him Jeho'zabad with a hundred and eighty thousand armed for war. 19These were in the service of the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.(RSV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful; he built forts and store cities in Judah 13and had large supplies in the towns of Judah. He also kept experienced fighting men in Jerusalem. 14Their enrollment by families was as follows: From Judah, commanders of units of 1,000: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 fighting men; 15next, Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000; 16next, Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered himself for the service of the LORD, with 200,000. 17From Benjamin: Eliada, a valiant soldier, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields; 18next, Jehozabad, with 180,000 men armed for battle. 19These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.(NIV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. 13He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. 14This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand; 15and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand; 16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. 17Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; 18and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war. 19These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.(WEB)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. 13He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. 14This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand; 15and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand; 16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. 17Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; 18and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war. 19These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.(WEB/HNV)
38 Second Chronicles 17:12-19 12And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly rich; and he built in Judah castles and store cities. 13And he had much business in the cities of Judah; and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem. 14And this is the number of them according to the house of their fathers. Of Judah, the commanders of 1,000s: Adino the chief, and with him mighty men of valor, 300,000. 15And next to him was Johanan the commander, and with him 280,000 valiant men. 16And next to him was Shemai the son of Zerah, with whom Yahvah was pleased, and with him 200,000 valiant men. 17And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him, armed with bow and shield, 200,000. 18And next to him was Jehozabad, a mighty man, and with him 180,000 ready for the war. 19These were all who served King Jehoshaphat, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all the land of Judah. (BRB)
Each of these values drives a prophetic interval. For the purposes here the natural starting point is the start of his reign. The following is the report.
| Prophetic dates from 2 Chronicles 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Bible Date | Modern Date | Roman Date | Number |
| The start of Jehoshaphat's reign: | ||||
| Thu | 10078/1/1 AA | 24 Jul -910 NS | 28 Jun 220 BAUC | AA:3676051 |
| 578/1/1 FE | 2 Aug -910 OS | 28 Jun 973 BC | JD:1388894 | |
| Forward 7700 Rams at 1/day: | ||||
| Thu | 10099/2/21 AA | 24 Aug -889 NS | 6 Oct 195 BAUC | AA:3683751 |
| 599/2/21 FE | 1 Sep -889 OS | 6 Oct 948 BC | JD:1396594 | |
| Forward 7700 Male Goats at 1/day: | ||||
| Thu | 10120/3/11 AA | 22 Sep -868 NS | 16 Mar 169 BAUC | AA:3691451 |
| 620/3/11 FE | 30 Sep -868 OS | 16 Mar 922 BC | JD:1404294 | |
| Forward Adnah's 300,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Fri | 10942/8/11 AA | 5 Feb -46 NS | 19 Apr 707 AUC | AA:3991451 |
| 1442/8/11 FE | 7 Feb -47 OS | 19 Apr 47 BC | JD:1704294 | |
| Forward Jehohanan's 280,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Fri | 11710/1/21 AA | 17 Sep 720 NS | 13 Sep 1473 AUC | AA:4271451 |
| 2210/1/21 FE | 13 Sep 720 OS | 13 Sep 720 AD | JD:1984294 | |
| Forward Amasiah's 200,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Mon | 12258/4/11 AA | 16 Apr 1268 NS | 9 Apr 2021 AUC | AA:4471451 |
| 2758/4/11 FE | 9 Apr 1268 OS | 9 Apr 1268 AD | JD:2184294 | |
| Forward Eliada's 200,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Thu | 12806/8/1 AA | 16 Nov 1815 NS | 4 Nov 2568 AUC | AA:4671451 |
| 3306/8/1 FE | 4 Nov 1815 OS | 4 Nov 1815 AD | JD:2384294 | |
| Forward Jehozabad's 180,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Sat | 13300/1/1 AA | 12 Sep 2308 NS | 27 Aug 3061 AUC | AA:4851451 |
| 3800/1/1 FE | 27 Aug 2308 OS | 27 Aug 2308 AD | JD:2564294 | |
Runs off the end of known history. May have a better starting point than his reign. The curious feature of the start of 2 Chronicles 17 is that Jehoshaphat's reign begins undated. This strongly suggests a different starting point for this series. ... Will have to pray about this.
One answer is the gifts of 7700. This might match the gift series that happened in the wilderness. If so the starting point is earlier. The following is the report.
| Prophetic dates from 2 Chronicles 17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Bible Date | Modern Date | Roman Date | Number |
| The Jordan crossing: | ||||
| Sat | 9541/1/1 AA | 16 Mar -1446 NS | 25 Dec 865 BAUC | AA:3480151 |
| 41/1/1 FE | 29 Mar -1446 OS | 25 Dec 1618 BC | JD:1192994 | |
| Forward 7700 Rams at 1/day: | ||||
| Sat | 9562/1/21 AA | 15 Apr -1425 NS | 4 Jun 839 BAUC | AA:3487851 |
| 62/1/21 FE | 28 Apr -1425 OS | 4 Jun 1592 BC | JD:1200694 | |
| Forward 7700 Male Goats at 1/day: | ||||
| Sat | 9583/3/11 AA | 14 May -1404 NS | 13 Sep 814 BAUC | AA:3495551 |
| 83/3/11 FE | 27 May -1404 OS | 13 Sep 1567 BC | JD:1208394 | |
| Forward Adnah's 300,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Sun | 10405/7/11 AA | 28 Sep -583 NS | 19 Jun 155 AUC | AA:3795551 |
| 905/7/11 FE | 4 Oct -583 OS | 19 Jun 599 BC | JD:1508394 | |
| Forward Jehohanan's 280,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Sun | 11173/1/21 AA | 9 May 184 NS | 10 May 937 AUC | AA:4075551 |
| 1673/1/21 FE | 10 May 184 OS | 10 May 184 AD | JD:1788394 | |
| Forward Amasiah's 200,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Wed | 11721/5/11 AA | 9 Dec 731 NS | 5 Dec 1484 AUC | AA:4275551 |
| 2221/5/11 FE | 5 Dec 731 OS | 5 Dec 731 AD | JD:1988394 | |
| Forward Eliada's 200,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Sat | 12269/8/1 AA | 8 Jul 1279 NS | 1 Jul 2032 AUC | AA:4475551 |
| 2769/8/1 FE | 1 Jul 1279 OS | 1 Jul 1279 AD | JD:2188394 | |
| Forward Jehozabad's 180,000 men at 1/day: | ||||
| Mon | 12763/1/1 AA | 4 May 1772 NS | 23 Apr 2525 AUC | AA:4655551 |
| 3263/1/1 FE | 23 Apr 1772 OS | 23 Apr 1772 AD | JD:2368394 | |
| Forward Ahab's 400 Prophets at 1/day: | ||||
| Tue | 12764/2/11 AA | 8 Jun 1773 NS | 28 May 2526 AUC | AA:4655951 |
| 3264/2/11 FE | 28 May 1773 OS | 28 May 1773 AD | JD:2368794 | |
Curious on this second rendering the staring point is the fall of Jericho and the ending point is quite close to Manasseh's seal date. This is important because Ramoth Gilead is in the eastern tribes associated with Manasseh. The random arrow is used in this battle and Samaria falls to the Syrians.
Samaria is from Joseph/Ephraim and they loose in this battle over Gilead. This is as it was in the war of American independence. The players are essentially the same though the name "Syria" is getting linked to Manasseh. More to say, but I'll leave it to the reader.
Note the account at 2 Chronicles 18 says after some years, which closes the gap to 1776...